[misc.handicap] Parawalker advice and experience please.

johnm@diemen.cc.utas.edu.au (John B. Miezitis) (11/19/90)

Index Number: 11854

Hi

I am a T6 paraplegic, I have been in a chair for just over a year
and am still learning a lot about what equipment there is
available.

I have heard about a device called a parawalker which allows a
paraplegic to walk with the aid of crutches. This device is a form
of excoskeleton which supports the body from chest down.

I am looking for anybody who has used such a device and can tell me
if they found it useful and what its limitations are. For example
how steep a hill could you climb, can you negotiate stairs, how
rough can the ground be etc.

Any help, advice or experience that you can pass onto me will be
great.

Thanks and cheers..
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John. B. Miezitis. University of Tasmania Computing Centre email:
johnm@diemen.cc.utas.edu.au | Belgium man Belgium!!!
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